Update 2:15 p.m.: Potentially severe thunderstorms could hit the the Austin area between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. according to an updated alert from the National Weather Service.
Storms in Mexico are expected to push northeast across the Rio Grande into south-central Texas Sunday afternoon, possibly producing large hail and damaging straight line winds, according to forecasters.
The storms are expected to weaken as they approach the I-35 corridor, but could still bring severe weather to the Austin area later tonight.
Earlier: Austin runners should not see rain at this morning's Cap10K downtown, but they will race under cloudy skies. The National Weather Service predicts clouds and a high near 81 for the day, giving way to potentially hazardous thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
South winds will blow 10 to 15 mph through the day, according to the service, shifting southeast tonight with gusts as high as 20 mph.
The service issued an advisory early this morning for hazardous weather in the South Central Texas area, including potentially severe thunderstorms that could roll in this afternoon, west of I-35. The storm could bring large hail and damaging wind gusts, forecasters say.
A 30 percent chance of rain is predicted late tonight, with temperatures dipping to around 67. Monday’s forecast calls for a 20 percent chance rain through the morning, giving way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon and a high near 86.
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